Till and means for registering cash receipts.



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CASHIER, (BRITISH AND FOREIGN,) LIMITED, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

TILL AND MEANS FOR REGISTERING CASH RECEIPTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 675,593, dated June 4, 1901- Application filed September 16, 1899- Serial llo. 730,767. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, -WALTER EVANS, a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain and Ireland, and a resident ofKi ngsbury House, Birchfield, in the county of Warwick, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tills and in Means for Registering Cash Receipts, of which the following is a specification.

This-invention relates to an improved till in which the coins are assorted according to their respective denominations, the receipts are automatically registered, the coins for the amount of a purchase and the coins tendered when change is required are exhibited to the purchaser, and thesaid coins when released from the indicators pass into receptacles in the cash-drawer, to which may be fitted suitable change-delivering mechanism.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, in which D Figure l is a front elevation of the apparatus with the door over theregistering mech anism removed. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the apparatus. Fig. 3 is a back elevation. Fig. 4 is an end view of the mechanism for releasing the coins from the indicators. Fig. 5 is a front View of part of same. Fig. 6 is an elevation of one of the coin-separators. Fig. 7 is a plan of same. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the registering mechanism for one denomination of coin. Fig. 9 is a front view, and Fig. 10 a plan. Fig. 11 shows the position of part of the registering mechanism when actuated by a coin. Fig.,12 is a detail, and Fig-13 is a perspective view, of the pinionwheel to.

In carrying out the said invention I arrange within the upper part of a suitably-constructed case A two coin-assorters B and 0 side by side, B'being for the receipts and O for the coins tendered when change is required. Each assorter comprises a rearwardly-slanting back 13, a rail or path 13 for the coins, inclined downward from both ends toward the center, and diverting-stops B formed on said back. These stops are arranged in descending order from both ends for turnin g the coins according to size 0d the said path, the largest coins being first diverted at each end.

The coins are dropped into the receipts-assorter B through the slots 0 and O in the top of the case, the slot atone end being for the coins for one part of the assorter and the one at the other end for the coins for the other part. The tendered coins when change is required are put through the slots 0 and C in the earpieces 0 and C at the sides of the case and pass to the assorter C. A pair of channel-shaped guides D for each denomination of coins are arranged in connection with each assorter. These guides are secured in position by suitable bars and are placed near the diverting-stops and at the lowest points of the rails B where the said stops are dispensed with, so that as the coins are turned off or leave the rail they drop into the said guides and pass into exhibitors.

The exhibitor E shows the amount of a purchase. It has compartments E for each denomination of coins formed between two strips of glass. Into these compartments lead the guides D from the receipts-assorter 13. Above this-exhibitor is the exhibitor F for exhibiting the coin tendered when change is required. It has compartments similar to those in the receipts-exhibitor, and into these lead the guides from the assorter G for the tendered coins. The bottoms of both exhibitors are in the form of hinged shutters G and G, connected together at their ends by rods, such as G and retained in the closed position by means of spiral springs, such as G The lower shutter G is connected with the stern of the press-knob H, which when pressed inward causes both shutters to open and allow the coins in the exhibitors to simultaneously disappear and pass down the chutes I, leading to receptacles J in the cash-drawer K.

Each denomination of coins has its particular receptacle. They may be simple compartments open at the top so that access to the change may be obtained by hand, or they may be formed, as shown in Fig. 2, in the front portion of the drawer K and the coins obtained therefrom by suitable change-delivering mechanism.

For automatically registering the cash receipts or the amount taken in purchases I arrange between each pair of guides D from the receipts-assorterB, so as to be operated by a coin in its descent, the 'end portion of the lever-arm L, which is fixed upon an oscillating bar L, supported in a frame M; This lever after being actuated by a'coin is returned to its normal position by the weight L which is secured thereto or connected with the oscillating bar in any suitable man- [161. secured a bellcrank N, having a pawl O loosely pivoted on one enduthereof. Said pawl engages the teeth of the ratchet-wheel P, which is fixed to the side of the registering-wheel Q, mounted upon a spindle carried by the frame M. Around the periphery of the registering-wheel are suitable numerals or figures corresponding in number to the teeth in the ratchet-wheel. A second registeri ng-wheel R, also having suitable numerals or figures thereon and with a toothed wheel R5 fixed to the side thereof, is arranged loosely upon the spindle carrying the registering-wheel Q. A third registering-wheel S, of similar construction tothe wheel R, is used where a largenumber of coinsin one donomination have to be counted. Of course more registering-wheels couldbe used if necessary, but three are considered sufficient. The first registering-wheel Q operates the second one either at a complete or part of a revolution, 1

and the second wheel It operates the third wheel where used at every'revolution. This is effected by the U-shaped lug T, projected from the side of the wheel Q, engaginga small pinion wheel U, which is in constant engagement with the toothed wheelR', fixed to the registeri n-gwheel R. This pinion is loose upon thespindleU,sup ported by the frame M. In order to actuate the second registeringwheet more than once during a revolution of thefirst-registering-wheel, a suitable number of El -shaped lugs are formed upon the wheel Q, so that as soon as the equivalent'of a coin of greater Val ue than the coins for which the particular'registering device is usedis reached one-of" the said lugs actu'ates the pinion-wheel U, which then turns the'toothed wheel R, and

consequently the registering-wheel B, there'- b-y causing't heamoun-t to'be registered on the lug is used. The third registering-wheel is actuated by the second one through' the meoff a U-shaped tooth, pinion-wheel, and toothed wheel similar to the manner in which the second wheel- R is actuated by the first registering-wheel Q.

The numerals or figures on the registeringw'heels start after 0 or zero, each figure after the-first on each wheel being an addition of the preceding sum and the first figure. The figures-on each registering device have reference, ofcourse, tothe particular denomination of coins by which itis actuated.

The aforesaid ratchet-wheel P, fixed to the To the said oscillating bar L- is firmly registering-wheel Q, is prevented from turn ing farther than the proper distance in one direction by the pressure of the free end N of the bell-crank N on the pawl O and from turning in the opposite direction by the swinging pawl V, the backward movement of which is limited by a suitable stop..

The pinion-wheel U has every alternate tooth shorter than. the others on the side nearest the U-shaped lug. Two of the longer teeth bear upon the periphery of the registering-wheel Q, so that neither the said pinionwheel nor the toothed wheel R, fixed to the registering-wheel R, can move until the U- shaped lug strikes one of the short teeth of the pinion-wheel, in which case one of the long teeth bearing on the wheel Q is turnedinto the recess in the U-shapedl ug, and thus allows the pinion-wheel tobe turned until the said long tooth is again clear of thel u g. above description relating tothe second registering-Wheel also applies to the third registering-wheel S.

A plateW, having suitable openings therein, is secured to the frame M in front of the registering-wheels, so that through these openings the figures on the said wheels show- E ing the amount registered can be seen. I The registering mechanism can be inspected and the" receipts ascertained by opening gthe door X. This door is fittedwitlr a'snitj able lock to prevenvun-authori zed persons Q tampering with the mechanism. The operation of the apparatus is as-follows: Suppose a coin is tendered in the pun ichase of an article andchange is required. The tendered coin is dropped through one of the slots C 'and passes through the assorter 0 down guides D and into; the exhibitor F, i where it is visible to the purchaser. Itsequriw i alent-is then taken fromthe-cash-drawer; The ;exactamount of the purchase ispl aeed in one. of the slots 0, and the change handed to the purchaser. The amount oftheplrrchase, rafter passing through the assorter" B drops into guides D and falls upon the respective levers L of the registering mechanism, depresses s-ame, and consequentl 'yoperatesthe registering-wheel Q, and thence passesinto the exhibitor E, where italso is visible. By' pressing in theknob H the shutters G and G open and the coins in bothindicators si m ultan e'o usly disappear and pass down chutes I into the cash-drawer.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desiretes'ec u-re by Letters Patent, i-s

1. In a device of the character described, an assorter for coins tendered, a second assorter for coins of purchase, an independent exhibitor for the coins of each assorter, and

meansfor discharging the coins fronrthe-exhibitors simultaneously,substantially as described.

2. In a device of the character described,

The

i an assorterfor coins tendered, a second as- 1 1 sorter for coins of purchase, registering means operated by the coins of the second assorter, an independent exhibitor for the coins of each assorter, and means for discharging the coins from the exhibitors simultaneously, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the character described, a chute, a lever extending within the chute so as to be actuated by a passing body, means for returning the lever to its norm a1 position,-

a bell-crank carried by the lever, a pawl pivoted on one arm of the bell-crank and adapted to be engaged by the other arm thereof, a ratchet-wheel engaged by the pawl, a detent for preventing backward turning of the ratchet-wheel, and registering means operated by the ratchet-wheel, substantially as described.

4:. In a device of the character described, a frame, a ratchet-wheel journaled therein, a lever pivoted to the frame, a weight carried by the lever, a bell-crank connected with the lever, a pawl pivoted on one arm of the bellcrank and engaging the ratchet-wheel, the other arm of said bell-crank being adapted to engage the pawl, means for preventing backward turning of the ratchet-wheel, and registering means operated by the ratchetwheel, substantially as described.

5. In a device of the character described, a frame, a ratchet-wheel journaled therein, an oscillating bar pivoted in the frame, alever mounted on said bar and carrying a weight on one end, a bell-crank also mounted on the oscillating bar, a pawl pivoted to one arm thereof and engaging the teeth of the ratchetwheel, the other arm of said bell-crank being adapted to engage the pawl when in its normal position, a swinging pawl pivoted to the frame and also adapted to engage the teeth of the ratchet-wheel, and registering means operated by the ratchet-wheel, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

WALTER EVANS,

W'itn esses:

Tuos. I. AMOTA, C. E. LAYTON. 

